Interns have unprecedented access to The Metropolitan Museum of Art and to other collections and research libraries in the New York metropolitan area.
This internship commences with a one- and two-week orientation for graduate and college students respectively. Orientation involves an introduction to the curatorial, educational, and operational structure of the Museum, participation in professional development workshops, and visits to local cultural institutions. In addition to contributing to seminal activities in the departments to which interns are assigned, college interns prepare and lead guided tours for Museum visitors and assist at the Information Desk two days per week.

June 4–August 10, 2007
Full time: five days, thirty-five hours per week
Honorarium: $3,250 for college students and recent graduates; $3,500 for graduate students
Applications must be received by January 19, 2007.

Internship for College Students
This ten-week internship is awarded each summer to college juniors, seniors, and recent graduates who have not yet entered graduate school. Interns work on departmental projects (curatorial, administrative, or educational), give gallery talks, and work at the Visitor Information Center. Applicants should have a broad background in art history. Applicants must have completed their junior year to be eligible for this internship. To be considered a recent graduate, applicants must have graduated no more than one year prior to the application deadline—current freshmen and sophomores are not eligible.

The Cloisters Summer Internship for College Students
This nine-week internship (June 11–August 10, 2007) is for undergraduate college students, particularly first- and second-year students who are interested in art and museum careers, enjoy working with children, and have an interest in medieval art. Participants join the Education Office of The Cloisters, the branch museum of The Metropolitan Museum of Art devoted to the art of medieval Europe. Intensive training prepares interns to conduct gallery workshops for New York City day campers and to develop a public gallery talk.
Honorarium: $2,750

Made possible by the Norman & Rosita Winston Foundation Inc.

Applications must be received by January 19, 2007.